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The controversy over the declaration of political donations for the 2024 "election" continues to rage on. On the 23rd, Ko Wen-je, chairman of the Taiwan People's Party, posted on Facebook that he would reflect deeply and apologize to his supporters and team. In an interview on the 24th, he emphasized again that as the head coach, he must bear the greatest responsibility and will not evade it, but he also criticized political talk shows for spreading rumors every day and will find a time to hold a press conference next week to clarify the doubts.

Ko Wen-je said on Facebook on the 23rd that at first, the Taiwan supervisory agency reported that there were problems, and they discovered that the campaign's chief financial officer, Li Wen-tsung, had outsourced the entire account entry and had no audit mechanism, resulting in unbelievable errors. He also pointed out that he always said in the past that he should "believe in the system, not in individuals." This time, he did not implement a financial supervision mechanism, but believed in a classmate he had known for 50 years. This is something he needs to reflect on deeply.

On the 24th, when Ko Wen-je was asked about his post on Facebook that he mistakenly trusted a friend he had known for 50 years, and the outside world interpreted it as a way to make Li Wen-chong take the blame? Ko Wen-je said that in fact, the occurrence of this incident is similar to the typical cheese theory (which means that serious accidents are never caused by a single reason, but multiple problems occur at the same time). It is not just the fault of one person. From the mistakes in accounting to the lack of double confirmation, to the subsequent crisis management, even the People's Party does not have a financial supervision committee. "In fact, before I went out this morning, I sorted out all the mistakes in this incident."

It is reported that Lin Chuyin, deputy secretary-general of the DPP's public opinion body caucus, said that Ko Wen-je could not explain clearly the accounting issues during the election, and what Ko Wen-je has to face is how to avoid being politically banned, and he must make a clear account of all party assets and private assets.

Ke Wenzhe said that at least now the accounts have been checked, there is no evidence that the money went into private pockets; and now that the accounts have been checked for more than 80%, it is still necessary to find an accountant to issue a visa. If you go to someone you know, the outside world will say that officials are protecting each other, but at this time most accountants are unwilling to get involved in this mess, so they decided to ask the Taipei City Certified Public Accountants Association to send someone according to the system, and they can also obtain a professional, third-party impartial group to issue a visa.

Ke Wenzhe also criticized that he was very dissatisfied with the recent speeches on political talk shows, "They don't need evidence to talk about others, and they spread rumors every day." But it doesn't matter, they are still in the review stage, and they will find a time next week to organize and hold a press conference to clarify the issues that everyone has questioned during this period.

Ko Wen-je finally reiterated that this incident was definitely not the fault of a single person, but the fault of many people, and as the head coach he must bear the greatest responsibility. "So don't worry, I will find a time next week to hold a press conference to give a complete explanation. I will not avoid it."

Lin Jingxian, Taiwan correspondent of Strait Herald